Industry 4.0, or smart manufacturing, is often referred to as the fourth industrial revolution. Bringing a tidal wave of innovations to the fashion marketplace, this trend is revolutionizing the way companies work and respond to evolving consumer needs.

Centric Software has released the latest addition to its Visual Innovation Platform (Centric VIP), with new Visual Studio Boards to help ideas flow smoothly between design studios and production teams.

The innovation digitally transforms ideation and development, connecting teams located in the same room or around the world to provide a global view of materials, colours and styles, allowing users to make decisions and see changes live.

Developed for visual, touch-based devices such as tablets and touchscreen televisions, Centric VIP aims to reduce time to market by streamlining the development and decision-making process.

It can also draw information from Centric 8 PLM or other business systems such as ERP, Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM).

The platform's new Visual Studio Boards allow designers to pull in sketches, images, colours, materials and more from previous collections and desktop files as well as directly from a web browser, such as an image search or a trend service site.

In addition, as ideas mature, product development and production teams add their input resulting in more creative, higher quality and higher margin products.

Join 2,000 apparel and textile professionals who get the FREE newsletter

Industry 4.0, or smart manufacturing, is often referred to as the fourth industrial revolution. Bringing a tidal wave of innovations to the fashion marketplace, this trend is revolutionizing the way companies work and respond to evolving consumer needs.

Join 2,000 apparel and textile professionals who get the FREE newsletter

Related Content

Swiss running shoe company On, known for its innovative CloudTec shoe technology, has selected a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to help support its expansion and streamline operations.

Skechers China, the Chinese division of the global footwear brand Skechers, has selected a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to help drive future growth and support its expanding apparel business.

Responding to market demand for innovations to digitally transform product design and development, Centric Software has launched a new 3D Sample Review mobile app that lets users view and comment on samples within a PLM environment.

The Bamboo Rose end-to-end product innovation platform has added a new element to its Marketplace platform that allows retailers and their partners to personalise and visualise product lifecycle information using multiple views.

Using technology to bring new products to market has been top of mind for finalists in this year's Ideation competition for fashion students organised by apparel software and systems supplier Gerber Technology.